Director, External Manufacturing

• Job title Director, External Manufacturing
• Function Supply Chain Manufacturing
• Sub function Multi-Family Supply Chain Manufacturing
• Category Director, Multi-Family Supply Chain Manufacturing (PL9)
• Location Titusville / Horsham / Gurabo / United States of America
• Date posted Jul 27 2026
• Requisition number R-089741
• Work pattern Hybrid Work

This job posting is anticipated to close on Aug 10 2026. We may however extend this time period, in which case the posting will remain available on www.careers.jnj.com to accept additional applications.

Description

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at jnj.com

As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.

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About Innovative Medicine

Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients, whose insights fuel our science-based advancements. Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow.

Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way!

Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine

We are searching for the best talent for a Director, External Manufacturing to join our Team! This is an onsite/hybrid role.

Job Description

The Director, External Manufacturing (EM) is responsible for base business supply of commercial products and provides leadership to a team of regional based site leaders doing the same. In doing so the Director, EM ensures that products are available to meet both patient/customer and business needs, providing the highest quality at the lowest total cost of ownership and to achieve maximum relationship value through accelerated innovation, supplier integration, process improvement and collaboration. External relationships are highly sophisticated in nature and require extensive interaction with key business partners, critical supplier leadership and other segment/functional leadership. The role organizes, designs and allocates specific responsibilities across the team to optimize operational and business effectiveness and ensure alignment to short- and long-term strategic objectives of the Innovative Medicine Supply Chain (IMSC), Manufacturing and Technical Operations (MTO) and EM. The role manages a spend > $50MM and requires the Director to maintain a broad understanding of the external landscape within their scope and to make decisions across/on behalf of the platform.

Responsibilities

Operational Leadership:

Leads the team and aligns with stakeholder organizations to drive both short and long-term objectives for the EM sites and overall region. Establishes and maintains key performance metrics and operational targets with the goal to improve supply reliability, process effectiveness and compliance. Partners strongly with procurement and on supplier strategy and contractual elements, with Planning/Network on optimizing supply/POs, with External Quality in view of compliance profile/audit readiness and MSAT on key tech transfers/line extension. Leads also the implementation of new product launches and other product changes at EMs and to ensure timely product availability. Serves as Virtual General Manager with external partners and leads the Virtual Management team (VMT). Aligns VMT to manage compliance to agreements, as well as overall cost management including seeking cost reduction opportunities. Develops and manages Account Plans and to lead the VMT in delivering on all objectives. Defines and prioritize requirements, expectations, results, and partner needs between IMSC functions and partners.

Strategy:

Shapes external network, influences and supports IMSC strategy by providing input on the external landscape related to partners and CMOs. Benchmarks other J&J sites and partner companies and industries to identify innovations, continuous improvement, and best in class processes to support External Manufacturing and business development initiatives. Deeply understands and communicates evolving market opportunities and ensures the team is acting as a single point of contact to link and implement strategic initiatives such as J&J Digital Strategy, Capacity Expansions, OPEX, Asset Management etc. at CMOs.

People Leadership:

Leads and develops a high performing team and to ensure strong results through effective performance management and development planning. Coaches team members to influence business and patient outcomes via thorough understanding of the external and internal supply landscape.

Minimum Qualification

• A minimum of a master’s degree is required, other advanced degree preferred.

• 10+ years of experience in the areas of both general manufacturing, operations and/or business management (business development, procurement, value chain management).

• 3+ years of People Management experience, demonstrated cross-cultural people and team leadership.

• Demonstrated knowledge of functions including Quality, Technical Operations, Finance, Planning and Procurement.

• Understanding of end-to-end supply chain considerations and methods of driving continuous improvement.

• Demonstrated experience creating and working with negotiated agreements.

• Demonstrated experience in strategy development.

• Broad knowledge of pharmaceutical industry and specifically manufacturing

Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Preferred General Manager supply chain and site based operational experience.

• High level proficiency leading supplier relationships

• High level of credibility with internal customers, and within the external manufacturing supply chain community

• Strong influencing skills with ability to see issues from multiple viewpoints; has ‘presence’

• Proven track record in attracting and developing talent

• Prior success in major change role as architect and/or leading implementation

• Proven track record leading cross-functional teams, and building strong team culture

• Demonstrated flexibility to respond to changes in the external and internal environments

Key competencies:

• Strategy Development

• Supply Chain optimization

• Business case development

• Business and Pharma Technical Acumen

Talent Management

• Influencing Others

• Compliance and Pharma regulations

• Strategic decision making

Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

Johnson & Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

If you are under 18 years of age, you (the candidate) may need to obtain the necessary working papers or other documentation required by state law to start the assignment, as well as get a parent’s consent for the background check.

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